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The Ghost Sonata

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The Ghost Sonata

by August Strindberg (1849 - 1912)
translated by Edwin Bjorkman

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The Ghost Sonata (Spoksonaten) is a play in
three acts written in 1907. It was first produced at Strindberg's Intimate
Theatre in Stockholm in 1908. The play is a key text in the development of
modernist drama and a vivid example of a chamber play. In it, Strindberg
creates a world in which ghosts walk in bright daylight, a beautiful woman is
transformed into a mummy and lives in the closet, and the household cook
sucks all the nourishment out of the food before she serves it to her
masters. The play relates the adventures of a young student, who idealizes
the lives of the inhabitants of a stylish apartment building in Stockholm. He
makes the acquaintance of the mysterious Jacob Hummel, who helps him to
find his way into the apartment, only to find that it is a nest of betrayal and
sickness. The world, the student learns, is hell and human beings must
suffer to achieve salvation. (Wikipedia)

Old Hummel: Antony

The Student: Chuck Williamson

The Dark Lady: Snapdragon

The Colonel: Cliff Thompson

The Mummy: Caprisha Page

The Dandy/The Young Lady: Amanda Friday

Audio edited by Chuck Williamson
Total running time: 1:24:04

Johannson: Ron Altman
Bengtsson: AllenJohns
The Cook: Elizabeth Klett
Narrator: MJ Franck

Cover design: Kathryn Delaney
Cover art: Edvard Munch,
The Agony (detail), 1915